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Pedro AlmodÃ³var's air steward farce could be some kind of national allegory â but the great director's real interest lies in returning to the good-natured sex comedy of his youth, writes Peter Bradshaw

He's one of cinema's most visionary directors, and his films have shaped the way we see his country. So how does Pedro AlmodÃ³var choose to portray Spain's catastrophic economic crisis? With an outrageous, sex-sozzled farce